Written questions

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Parental Leave

Commons · Question 25201 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 29 Jan 2025

No. The Civil Service Management Code states that, ‘Departments and agencies may only grant shared parental leave in accordance with the statutory requirements governing eligibility for this category of leave.’ Some staff may qualify for statutory shared ...